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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A clumsy, boorish person, especially an uncouth, beer-drinking man.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Middle English variant of hosier.

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  • noun Canada, slang Back when Hockey was played on frozen ponds and lakes the losers of the hockey game would have to hose the lakes to become clean, smooth ice. They were tagged "Hosers".
  • noun Canada, slang A clumsy, boorish person, especially an uncouth, beer-drinking man.
  • noun Canada, slang A person whose self interest often outweighs any ethical considerations.
  • noun Canada, slang Not an overtly criminal individual, but one known to participate in petty infractions and rule bending. Example: A hoser would consume food or alcoholic beverages, typically pizza and beer, with complete disregard to ownership or sharing.

Etymologies

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From hose ("to siphon gasoline from automobile gas tanks").

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